signed and numbered '41' (circled) in ink in the lower margin, a label titled in ink in the upper margin, dated in pencil and with the photographer's copyright stamp, with credit and date in ink, and his 'Robert Frank Archive' stamp, with annotation 'Guggenheim Print' and number '157' in pencil, on the reverse, 1955

Lunn Gallery/Graphics International Ltd., Washington, D. C., 1978

Sarah Greenough, Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans (Washington, D. C.: National Gallery of Art, 2009), Contact Sheet #23

This early print, on double-weight paper with a slight surface sheen, is in generally very good condition. The photographer has titled the print in green ink on a small adhesive label in upper left margin corner. His signature, in the lower right margin, is in black ink, and the number '41,' which is circled, is in green ink. The edges are somewhat rubbed, and the corners are bumped. There are 5 small creases at the upper and lower right margin edges, as well as in the upper right corner. These do not affect the print. There are what appear to be 2 pin-point accretions in the upper left sky area. In raking light, 3 soft handling creases are visible. The reverse of the print is lightly soiled. When examined with ultraviolet light, this print appears to fluoresce very faintly.
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